Govt to draft new 'house arrest' law, says PM


PETALING JAYA: A new law will be drafted by the government to allow prisoners to serve their jail sentences under house arrest, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

According to the Prime Minister, this can serve as an alternative punishment for certain offences, which he did not specify.

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